New York Seibukan

Last Friday night's Women's Self Defense & Awareness class went very well. Great job by our new students as well as our return students. Our next Women's Self Defense & Awareness Class will be held on Friday, April 3rd. Teen girls 14 & over and adult women of all ages, come join us for 2 hours in our small, casual, and relaxed atmosphere where you will learn practical,and easy to remember self defense techniques designed just for women.... Our scenarios include: * traveling alone on buses and trains * walking alone late at night during dark hours * robbery situations * sexual assault situations * followed by a stranger * road rage * bullying * domestic violence * active shooter scenarios * sexual harassment in a workplace * escaping numerous common grabs and holds Come alone or bring friends and family members. Husbands, sign up your wives and daughters. If interested, please send us an email to: [email protected] to reserve your spot for our April 3rd. class.

GIRL POWER! Schools were closed Monday and our children's class was on the small side. It turned out to be an all girls class. The students worked hard, stayed focused, and had a great class.GIRL POWER! Schools were closed Monday and our children's class was on the small side. It turned out to be an all girls class. The students worked hard, stayed focused, and had a great class.

Saturday's Sosuishiryu Iai-Jutsu class. Practicing and refining our skills. The 2 students in the front are almost 10 & 11 years old. Their experience level practicing with the katana ranges from about 6 months to 13 months. They are both excellent students. We are all very proud of them!

Saturday's Adult Sosuishiryu Jujutsu class. The students are practicing and demonstrating the Idori (kneeling forms) of the Kumiuchi (grappling) kata. Sosuishiryu is a system of Jujutsu & Iai jutsu that has been practiced since 1650. It's about 370 years old!

We held a private Women's Self Defense & Awareness Class for a local group of women on Saturday January 4th. The women did very well and the class was a complete success. Thank you to all involved.

Last weekend, Bill Kinkel, Bill Williams, Rondy Angoy, & Roberto Cambeiro attended the 2019 Annual WUIKA/Tokushinryu Gasshuku & Shiai hosted & led by Senseis John & Cindy Ingram and Ingram's Karate dojo. The hard work, planning, and coordination was shared by their family and students who are instructors & students as well. The whole extended weekend event was packed with training in Isshin ryu karate-do, Tokushin-ryu (Okinawan kobudo weapons), and Sosuishi-ryu Jujutsu. We t...aught and demonstrated both Sosuishiryu Iai-jutsu (the Koshi no mawari sword kata), and it's Kumiuchi (grappling (kata). Many of the local and students as well as some from other states showed interest in continuing to learn and practice the iai-jutsu and jujutsu techniques. Additionally, there was a performance by Sensei's John & Cindy Ingram's dojo members in traditional Okinawan dance and taiko drums as well as a great skit that was fun and entertaining as the Ingrams are known for performing and mastering. The long weekend included testing for dan certifications in both Isshin-ryu and Tokushin-ryu. Friday, October 25, Rondy & Roberto tested in front of the WUIKA board and both were promoted to Godan (5th degree black belt in Isshin-ryu Karate-do. Robert Freitag was also promoted to the long overdue grade of Nanadan (7th degree black belt) in Isshin-ryu Karate-do. Congratulations and great job to the three of them. There will be more pictures of the events to follow in another post.

On Sunday, September 29th, James Montgomery and Raul Jennings tested for Shodan in Isshin-ryu Karate do. In attendance at the testing, in addition to many of our kids and adult students were Senseis John & Cindy Ingram, as well as Sensei Rob Freitag and Gina Dennis. They coordinated their visit around attending the testing. Both James and Raul are over the age of 60 and performed well. I believe that all in attendance were impressed at their skills, balance, and stamina. ...Their hard work,and commitment have also been a personal inspiration for myself and many other members of our dojo. Congratulations on your accomplishment and good luck to your continued training in the life-long journey in the martial arts. On behalf of myself, Bill Williams and all at the New York Seibukan, I want to thank Senseis John, Cindy, Rob, & Gina for the great visit. The hard training, quality teaching, and continued support of all we do is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you again in a few weeks for the 2019 WUIKA/Tokushinryu Gasshuku & Shiai. Great pictures taken by Mario and Benny. Thanks so much! See more

Last Friday's Women's Self Defense & Awareness Class (Sept. 6th) was small, but quite productive. The 2 students received one on one instruction from Bill K & Roberto for 2+ hours. We were able to cover many practical self defense techniques and scenarios. Both ladies had all of their questions answered as well. They did a great job! OUR NEXT CLASS WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

Last Friday's Women's Self Defense & Awareness Class (Sept. 6th) was small, but quite productive. The 2 students received one on one instruction from Bill K & Roberto for 2+ hours. We were able to cover many practical self defense techniques and scenarios. Both ladies had all of their questions answered as well. They did a great job!